Meditation comes with a host of health benefits that have been well documented in scientific research. The scientific discovery of the various benefits and advantages of meditation have been likened to being even greater than the discovery of the various benefits of exercise. Meditation doesn't just reduce stress and anxiety. There is strong research indicating it improves sleep quality, improves several cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and willpower, reduces the risk & effect of various mental disorders, boosts your mood and sense of wellbeing, and even has numerous physical health benefits such as a stronger immune system, lower blood pressure, and slowing down or even reversing the aging process and its negative health effects. Meditation has also been shown to be one of the best investments you can make in yourself. Studies show that meditation increases your productivity and willpower, allowing you to accomplish more in your day with meditation than without. Many famous and successful people meditate and attribute much of their success to the productivity meditation provides.

Almost everyone can practice meditation. Even small children have been taught meditation and have practiced it successfully. Only people with relatively rare and severe mental disorders such as severe psychosis are advised against it. If you have any concerns you or someone you know may fall into that category, please consult your doctor. People with more common mental disorders such as depression, ADHD, anxiety disorders, etc., are able to learn and practice meditation with virtually no risk. In fact, meditation has been shown to improve the symptoms of many mental disorders significantly, and many psychiatrists and LCSWs nowadays recommend meditation, in addition to traditional interventions, to treat a wide range of mental disorders.

Meditation has its origins in various Eastern spiritual traditions. However, much like yoga, which also has religious origins, it is a beneficial practice that can be learned and practiced by people of any background for its various health and wellness benefits.

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The Pause Cause is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that mostly survives off of charitable donations. This model of meditation teachers freely sharing the knowledge of meditation in exchange for fully voluntary support was the way the knowledge of meditation was preserved and sustained since ancient times. One of our missions is to bring back this tradition of sharing meditation freely, with no charge or paywall. This was the norm among meditation lineages prior to the commercialization of meditation and rise of McMindfulness at the end of the 20th century. If you would like to support our mission, you can contribute at our support page here.

Nope. We are registered as and operate as a secular meditation organization. Our meditation method and practices do have a Buddhist origin, as all schools of meditation have some kind of religious origin, but our focus is on meditation practice and training for its secular benefits regardless of religious belief.

We have noticed that a small percentage of meditation practitioners are also interested in learning more about Buddhist teachings beyond Buddhist meditation practice. However, this is not the place to learn about it. Our founders do plan to create a separate organization and platform to learn Buddhism for those who would like to, but The Pause Cause is not it. If the Buddhist platform is something you are interested in, you can contact us for more details.

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